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June 25, 2021By Electronic FilingRosemary Chiavetta, SecretaryPennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Keystone Building400 North Street – Second Floor NorthHarrisburg, PA 17120RE:Audubon Water Company; Docket No. R-2020-3020919; AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY’S RESPONSES TO BTUS DIRECTED QUESTIONS SET IDear Secretary Chiavetta:Enclosed for filing with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission are Audubon WaterCompany’s responses to BTUS Directed Questions, Set I, in the above-captioned matter.For questions that requested excel format responses, those responses will be providedseparately via email per the certificate of service. Portions of the responses containCONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION which will be mailed via flash drive to theSecretary separately.Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please feel free tocontact me at (717) 236-1300.Very truly yours,/s/ Whitney E. SnyderThomas J. SniscakWhitney E. SnyderBryce R. BeardCounsel for Audubon Water CompanyWES/dasEnclosurescc:Matthew Lamb, BTUS (via email only mlamb@pa.gov)Per Certificate of Service
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set ISYSTEM MAP(1)By July 1, 2021, please provide a map depicting the location of the Audubon WaterCompany’s (Audubon’s) water service facilities, including: (a) All isolation valvesdelineated by the company’s numbering system; (b) Planned pressure monitoring pointsincluding the associated elevations and a unique identifier which will correlate to all fieldtest logs; (c) All system fire hydrants delineated by the company’s numbering system andits designation as either public or private; (d) The location and elevation of all water systemfacilities such as wells, water treatment plant, pumping stations, and storage tanks; and (e)The boundaries of Audubon’s certificated service territory.RESPONSE: Audubon objects to the questions as it requests a single map containing all of theinformation which Audubon does not currently possess and would be required tocreate in response to this question.Without waiver of objection, Audubon is currently in the process of creating adigitized system wide map containing most of the requested items with an outsideconsultant. The process includes the digitizing and compiling of Audubon’s recordsto modernize its system mapping. Audubon will provide the updated system maponce it is completed. At this time, Audubon cannot currently guarantee a specificdate for completion.Subject to and without waiver of the above objection, Audubon is providing thefollowing versions of various mapping parameters individually:(a) Audubon does not currently possess digital maps with valves identifiedby the labeling descriptors provided below in response to No. 2.Audubon has physical maps and cut sheets labeling valve locations asmarkers on water mains. Audubon is working to digitize its systemmapping as described above and will provide once completed.(b) See Confidential Security Information files “b. CONFIDENTIALSECURITY INFORMATION Audubon-LPT-Pressure Zone Map” and“b. CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATION USGS MAP”(c) See Confidential Security Information files “c. CONFIDENTIALSECURITY INFORMATION Audubon Valley Forge Corp Center2009” and “c. CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY INFORMATIONAudubon-LPT-Map2014-800 Scale Map”(d) See Confidential Security Information files “d. CONFIDENTIALSECURITY INFORMATION Audubon Water Pipes Facilities”(e) See “e. Audubon Franchise Area”PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
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MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set IISOLATION VALVE TESTING(2)By July 1, 2021, please provide a list of all isolation valves, by unique identifier, andindicate the last date each valve was exercised or attempted to be exercised in an Excelformat.RESPONSE: Audubon objects to the request to identify the last date each valve was exercised tothe extent it pre-dated the Commission-approved Settlement in R-2020-3020919.Per the settlement paragraph No. 23, Audubon is required to maintain a log goingforward of all isolation valve exercising and data, and will submit such data per theterms of the Commission approved settlement.See attached list “No. 2 - AWC VALVE SPREAD SHEET REDACTED”.Audubon has redacted the Confidential Security Information valve locationdescriptors. See also Audubon’s valve operation worksheet identifying valveexercising which has occurred in April 2021, “No. 2 - AWC Valve OperationWorksheetMASTER April.”PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set ISYSTEM PRESSURE SURVEY PROGRAM(3)Please indicate if Audubon utilizes and maintains a computerized hydraulic model of itswater system and, if so, identify the name and version of the modeling software it utilizes.RESPONSE: Audubon does not utilize or maintain a computerized hydraulic model of its watersystem.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(4)If Audubon maintains a hydraulic model, please provide a copy of the inputs and outputsfrom the hydraulic network analysis of the Audubon water system, in both a graphical andnumerical format to include all elements and attributes, depicting, at a minimum, thefollowing operational conditions:(a)The peak hour demand;(b)The maximum daily demand plus fire flow and state the fire flow assumptions;(c)The minimum daily demand; and(d)Any other operational conditions the company believes reflect service pressureconstraints.RESPONSE:Not applicable.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(5)If Audubon does not maintain a hydraulic model, please explain how Audubon manages acomplete understanding of its water system’s pressure and flow behaviors for each of theoperational conditions stated in Question No. 4 and provide a working electronic copy ofthe data from SCADA systems and/or field measurements supporting Audubon’sexplanation in an Excel format.RESPONSE: Audubon has operators with years of experience on its system. Audubon takes dailyfield measurements at all facilities and records them manually. The manual recordsare transferred into excel format at regular intervals.Audubon does not have a SCADA system. Audubon’s manual process is sufficientfor managing system requirements within its territory, especially considering thatAudubon’s system demands are unlikely to substantially change due to thecharacteristics of Audubon’s developed service territory.See attached pressure records in excel format which contains Jan, Feb, April, andMay 2021 daily monitoring. Audubon is working on the transfer from manual todigital excel records for March 2021 and will provide once complete.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(6)Please prepare a detailed pressure survey program which, at a minimum, specifies thecompany’s monitoring approach; lists all planned pressure monitoring points along with aunique identifier, location, elevation, pipe size and material type, and pressure zone; andstates how the company plans to use the information gathered in the survey to increaseservice pressure reliability.RESPONSE: On a daily basis, Audubon personnel record pressures from active facilitiesthroughout the water system. All recordings are from high points in the individualpressure zones of the system except for Falcon and Featherbed where pressures aretaken at the pump stations and at VFCC #2 where pressures are recorded on themain gravity grid at the base of the water tower. As all these points represent smallpressure areas, they accurately depict the grid they represent.Also, there are four continuous monitoring locations throughout the system. Theyall have individual set points and parameters to alert operations in the station isoffline or a pressure is out of a preset range. This allows Audubon Operations torespond prior to any individual pressure being less than Audubon Operationsnormal operating range.This information will allow and has allowed Audubon to identify areas of WaterMain looping and increased facilities redundancy to increase service pressureregularity.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(7)By July 1, 2021, and by December 31, 2021 thereafter, please provide a pressure surveylog report of all system pressure readings completed by Audubon to include, at a minimum,those points at the highest and lowest ground elevations during periods near maximum andminimum usage for the period commencing January 1, 2021. Reports should be completedin an Excel format.RESPONSE: Audubon collects daily pressure logs and has provided those in response toQuestion No. 5 above.Audubon’s daily testing typically occurs during peak morning usage withadditional readings during late afternoon just before peak. See response to QuestionNo. 6 above as if set forth in full.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set IFIRE HYDRANT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM(8)Please provide a list of all system fire hydrants by location, unique identifier, design fireflow rate, design rating pressure, and public/private designation in an Excel format anddenote those hydrants identified by Lower Providence Township and its fire marshal ashigh importance.RESPONSE: Audubon does not maintain records of each hydrant flow rate and pressure ratingand relies on manufacturer specifications.See attachment with location, identifiers, and designation titled “No. 8 – FIREHYDRANTS”.For fire hydrants actively coordinated with Lower Providence Township andadditional details, see response to No. 12 below.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(9)By July 1, 2021, please provide a copy of the fire hydrant test results for the flow testsconducted on the hydrants of concern identified by Lower Providence Township’s FireMarshal and for any other fire hydrant tests conducted during this period. Identify the testdate, test time, hydrant location, unique identifier, elevation, nozzle diameter, nozzlecoefficient, static pressure, residual pressure, fire flow rate, rating pressure, andpass/deficient status tabulated in an Excel format. If any additional fire hydrant tests areconducted after July 1, 2021, please provide the same information for such hydrants byDecember 31, 2021.RESPONSE: Audubon is actively coordinating with Lower Providence Township for flowtesting to occur during Audubon’s fall hydrant flushing program to incorporate forflow test monitoring. Audubon visually confirmed adequate flows for its hydrantsduring its spring flushing. Audubon does not flush hydrants during summer monthsor conduct flow testing due to water use restrictions in the region.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(10)Please quantify and explain the basis of the fire flow rate that Audubon has determined tobe deficient for fire hydrants.RESPONSE: Audubon generally considers approximately 500gpm adequate. In circumstanceswhere additional flow is required, Audubon adjusts its standard appropriately toreasonably accommodate the required flow rate.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(11)Please identify any industry-recognized codes, standards and practices that Audubonfollows regarding fire hydrant service, testing and maintenance.RESPONSE: Audubon relies on manufacturers operations and maintenance instructions as aguide to servicing, testing, and maintaining hydrants. Each manufacturer has aninstruction manual on proper maintenance and practices for their hydrants.Audubon keeps copies of its hydrant’s manuals on site for services, testing, andmaintenance purposes.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
MONITORING & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDUBON WATERCOMPANY AT DOCKET NO. R-2020-3020919Audubon Water Company’s Responses to BTUS Directed Questions Set I(12)Based upon Audubon’s review of the Lower Providence Township’s Fire Marshal hydrantflow tests and the results of the fire hydrant tests conducted by Audubon, please prepare afire hydrant remediation plan detailing the company’s planned to remediate or replace firehydrants found to provide a deficient level of service that includes a schedule for theexpected start and completion date of each plan item by December 31, 2021.RESPONSE: Audubon has already completed one hydrant replacement in coordination with theLPT fire marshal. The hydrant, Audubon Square #4 hotel, was replaced in April2021. Audubon coordinated with LPT’s fire marshall to confirm the need for andcompletion of the hydrant replacement.Additionally, through coordination with Audubon, LPT’s Fire Marshall suggestedthat Hydrant #12 at the corner of Ringneck and Morning dove be a target forreplacement. Audubon has investigated to determine the process and costs forreplacement and is scheduling the replacement to occur in September.Audubon has identified the following hydrants which it will coordinate replacementwith the LPT fire marshal, including 935 Jefferson, Egypt Rd. next to storage yard,3640 Worthington to be determined during fall flushing operations, and Stoughtonand Dorchester to be determined during fall flushing.PROVIDED BY:JH Russell, ManagerDATE:June 25, 2021
VERIFICATIONI, JH Russell, Manager on behalf of Audubon Water Company, hereby state that the factsset forth in the foregoing document are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, informationand belief, and that I expect to be able to prove the same at a hearing in this matter. Thisverification is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 relating to unsworn falsificationto authorities.Dated: June 25, 2021
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEI hereby certify that I have this day served a true copy of the forgoing document upon theparties, listed below, in accordance with the requirements of § 1.54 (relating to service by a party).This document has been filed electronically on the Commission’s electronic filing system andserved via electronic mail only on the following:VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL ONLYChristine Maloni Hoover, Esq.Office of Consumer Advocate555 Walnut Street5th Floor Forum PlaceHarrisburg, PA 17101choover@paoca.orgTeresa Wagner, Esq.Office of Small Business Advocate555 Walnut Street1st Floor Forum PlaceHarrisburg, PA 17101tereswagne@pa.govRichard Kanaskie, Esq.Bureau of Investigation & EnforcementPennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Keystone BuildingP.O. Box 3265Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265rkanaskie@pa.gov/s/ Whitney E. SnyderThomas J. Sniscak, Esq.Whitney E. Snyder, Esq.Bryce R. Beard, Esq.Dated: June 25, 2021
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